All the keyboard shortcuts on iOS you need to know

After a period of using iOS devices, you will know more tips to save time. This article will give you more handy shortcuts when using iPhone and iPad touch and keyboard.

Both the iPad and iPhone models generally support the use of keyboard shortcuts, but you still need a Bluetooth keyboard if you want to use keyboard shortcuts.

Shortcuts iOS and keyboard

Most of the shortcuts used on Macs work on iPad Pro, iPad and iPhone. For iPad Pro users with a Smart Keyboard or iPad keyboard with a wireless Apple keyboard, there's no problem, but for those who use a Bluetooth keyboard for Windows, they need to be familiar with the keys. Specific replacement.

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On the Apple Cmd keyboard is Ctrl in the Windows keyboard and Option has the same function as Alt . The layout of these two keyboards is also different. Some shortcuts do not work on specific models or only work on iPad Pro. IPad Pro has a particularly useful shortcut that allows you to see all the shortcuts in a specific application when pressing and holding the Cmd key.

Shortcuts on iOS touch

Shortcuts

Describe

Navigation shortcuts

Click on the time / status bar

Scroll quickly to the top of the page or list

Swipe down from the top of the screen

Access the Notification Center

Swipe from the bottom of the screen (not for iPhone X)

Access Control Center

3D Touch and swipe from the left

Access the application converter

Shortcut key when typing text

Double-click the Space key (space)

Insert punctuation

3D Touch and move on the keyboard

Move the cursor with accuracy

Press and hold the key

Access symbols or alternative characters

Double-click the Shift key

Turn on Caps Lock key (capitalization)

Touch and hold emoticon / language keys

Access keyboard, navigation and language settings

3D Touch on the Send button

Access the Send with effect menu (iMessage only)

Browser shortcuts

3D Touch on links / images

Open the link or image to preview

Click and hold the link / image

Access context menu

Press and hold the Refresh button

Quick access to Request Desktop Site option

Press and hold the Tab button

Access the tab context menu to close or open the tab

Click and hold the Bookmark button

Quickly add items to Reading List or Bookmark

Touch and hold the Reader Mode button

Turn on Automatic Reader View for specific websites

Home screen shortcut

Swipe the word on the main screen down

Search on iPhone

Swipe right on the home screen

Access the Today screen and widget

Press and hold the application

Move or delete the application

3D Touch into the application

Go to the application function or share the App Store link

3D Touch folder

Rename the folder

Shortcut iPhone X

Swipe down from the screen

Go to the main screen

Swipe from top to bottom and swipe right

Application converter

Pull down from the top right corner of the screen

Access Control Center

Drag from the top left corner of the screen

Visit the Notification Center / Today screen

IPad shortcuts

Swipe four fingers to the right / left

Convert application to right / left

Swipe the 5 fingers

Access the main screen

Swipe up four fingers

Access the application converter

Drag the keyboard left and right

Using the Split keyboard feature divides the keyboard into two separate parts

Keyboard shortcuts for iOS

Shortcuts

Describe

Shortcut for Global iOS

Alt + Tab

Convert application by App Switcher

Cmd + H

Go to the main screen

Cmd + Space

Do a search on iOS

Hold down the Cmd key

Show list of available shortcuts (iPad and iPad Pro only)

Text shortcut

Cmd + C

Copy

Cmd + V

Paste

Cmd + X

Cut

Cmd + Z

Undo

Cmd + Shift + Z

Redo the undone operation

Cmd + A

Select all

Shift + Left / Right

Select by cursor

Option + Left / right

Move the cursor back to the previous or next word

Option + Shift + Left / Right

Select the previous word or the next word

General shortcuts

Cmd + N

Create new (for example, Contact, Reminder)

Cmd + F

Search in the app

Cmd + I

Display information

Cmd + B / I / U

Highlight / Italic / Underline

Safari shortcut

Cmd + T

Open a new tab

Cmd + Shift + T

Reopen the previously closed tab

Cmd + W

Close the current tab

Cmd + Shift +

Display Tab Overview

Cmd + L

Open the location / search bar

Cmd + R

Reload the current tab

Cmd + F

Find on the page

Ctrl + Tab

Next tab

Ctrl + Shift + Tab

Tab first

Cmd +]

Move forward

Cmd + [

Move down

Cmd + Shift + D

Add to Reading list

Cmd + Shift + L

Show sidebar

Mail shortcut

Cmd + N

A new message

Backspace

Delete the message

Ctrl + Cmd + A

Store messages

Cmd + R

Reply

Cmd + Shift + R

Reply to all

Cmd + Shift + F

Transfer the message

Cmd + Shift + J

Mark as spam mail

Cmd + Shift + L

Flag the message

Cmd + Shift + U

Mark as read / unread

Cmd + Shift + N

Get new mail

Option + Cmd + F

Search the mailbox

Cmd + L

Filter mail

Calendar shortcuts

Cmd + N

new event

Cmd + F

Search for events

Cmd + T

Show today's events

Cmd + R

Refresh

Cmd + Left / Right

Move to the next day, week, month, year / year

Tab

Go to the next event

Shift + Tab

Go to the previous event

Cmd + 1/2/3/4

Go to view by day / week / month / year

Shortcut notes

Cmd + N

New note

Enter

Edit notes

Cmd + Enter

Complete editing

Cmd + F

Look in the note

Option + Cmd + F

Search note list

Cmd + B / I / U

Apply bold / italic / underline

Cmd + Shift T / H / B / L

Title format / Heading / Content / Checklist

Option + Cmd + T

Create Table

Cmd +]

Indent right

Cmd + [

Indent left

News shortcuts

Cmd + R

Refresh news

Cmd + F

Search for news

Cmd + Up

Scroll to the top of the page

Tab

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